The HODINKEE Weekly Round-Up Returns! A JLC Memovox Owned By A US President, A Nice Old Camaro, And Killer Submariner

It's been a while since we've done a vintage watch round-up. The #roadtobasel followed immediately by Basel World 2013
took it out of us, which means you've seen a whole bunch of new stuff
recently. That doesn't mean we've forgotten about you vintage lovers.
And with that, we present you the latest HODINKEE Vintage Watch Round-Up
- three old tickers we're feeling right now, one of which happens to
have belonged to a United States President (and it's on eBay!)

It's been a while since we've done a vintage watch round-up. The #roadtobasel followed immediately by Basel World 2013 took it out of us, which means you've seen a whole bunch of new stuff recently. That doesn't mean we've forgotten about you vintage lovers. And with that, we present you the latest HODINKEE Vintage Watch Round-Up - three old tickers we're feeling right now, one of which happens to have belonged to a United States President (and it's on eBay!)

1970s Heuer Camaro

The Camaro is an unsung hero in the world of vintage Heuer. It's the only manual chrono from the late 60s to never get an automatic version, and that's ok with us. It came in a varitety of colors with a few different movements, and the one seen here is arguably the most desirable, with black dial, featuring a tachymetre scale, with orange hands. It also is a three register guy, meaning it houses the Valjoux 72. (Original Listing)

1960s Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox Owned By President Lyndon Johnson*

President Johnson famously loved alarm watches. And though Vulcain was, even back then, the watch of Presidents, JLC commissioned two solid 14k world-time memovox alarm watches to be sent to the whitehouse in the 1960s. The story goes that this particular watch, which retains the presidential seal on the caseback, was given to a Mexican immigrant who Johnson was personally sponsoring for citizenship. The family kept the watch in unworn condition, then sold it at an estate sale year later. JLC themselves eventually acquired this very watch, featured it in its Yearbook Three, and estimated the value at $200,000. How this watch ended up in private hands after that is anybody's guess, but it's on eBay now for $150,000. An (almost) identical watch sits in the LBJ museum in Austin. (Original Listing)

1962 Rolex 5508 Submariner

There's not much to say about this later Rolex Submariner 5508 besides it's just beautiful. Look at that dial, those hands, that case, and the bezel. All are in remarkable, original shape, and we just love the look. Sure, you can probably find cheaper 5508's, but would they look like this? Nope. (Original Listing)